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CHILD' S CARRIAGE Filed oct. 7, 1940 2 sheets-Sheet 1 Sept 15, 1m D. w.swam-r 2,2%93

cHILDs CARRIAGE Filed oct. '7, 1940 2 Sheets-She'et 2 Patented Sept. 15,1942 U NITED STATES PAT T Oi? Fl CE CHILDS CARRIAGE `Donald Siebert,GardnenvMass.

Application `October 7, 1940, Serial No. 360,032

4 Claims.

This invention relates to a childs carriage of the foldable type. In`such carriages, it is customary to support the Vcarriage body oncrossed supporting members at each side ofthe body and outside thereof.`This arrangement, while operative, is not satisfactory, as theappearance of the external supporting members is neither pleasing nordecorative.

It is the general object of my invention to provide such changes in theconstruction of a childs carriage that the crossed supporting membersare internal rather than` external, with the appearance of thevehiclecorrespondingly improved.

A further object of the invention is to provide a childs carriage inwhich extra body Width is provided without any increase in Width ofWheel base.

A further object ofthe invention is to provide a childs carriage inwhich the body-supporting members are disposed within the top frame orvbail of the body andare concealed between inner carriage body;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation of a latch device;

Fig. 4 is a plan view, looking in the direction of the arrow 4 in Fig.3;

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional View, taken along the l' line 5 5 in Fig.3;

Fig. 6 is a View similar to Fig. 3 but showing the parts in unlatchedrelation; Y

Fig. 7 is a detail sectional View, taken along the line in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional elevation of the body, taken along theline 8 8 in Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, I have shown a childs carriage comprisingwheels W, running gear G, a body B and a top T. The wheels W,

the running gear G and the top T are all of the Vusual construction andform no part of Vmy invention.

The body B is formed of fabric, leather or other flexible material,which material at its upper edge f embraces and `is supported by atubular top body 'frame or bail 2 (Fig. 7)

Vstitched at their upper edges to the outer side walls |4 and hang` freewithin the carriage, extending down below a removable seat structure S(Fig. 2).

.This seat structure comprises seat portions 2l) .and 2| mounted onconvexly curved metal bars 22 and spaced to receive a removable topmember 23 which covers a depressed 'chamber or foot well 24. Theseatstructure is of va usual form and no novelty is claimed therein.

Crossed supportinglmembers 30 and 3| ateach side of the carriage arepivoted together at 32 and have their lower ends connected by links 33tothe 11p-turned ends 35 of the running gear G. A U-shaped `member3'|-is also supported by the pivots at 32 and extends under the curvedmetal bars 22 of the seat structure S, thus providing additional supporttherefor.

In their upper portions, the supporting members 30 and 3| are pivotallysecured to the top body bail I 2, as by rivets 40, it being particularlynoted that the supporting members 30 and 3| extend upward inside of thebail l2 rather than outside thereof, Which latter is the usual practice.It should also be noted, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, that the members 30and 3| are concealed between the outer side walls |4 and the inner sidewalls I6.

The bottom body member I5 is left unattached to the outer side walls I4in certain parts, as indicated at 42 in Fig. 1, to provide slots throughwhich the lower ends of the supporting members 30 and 3| may extenddownward to the links 33 of the running gear G.

Each supporting member. 30 is of two-piece construction, with the lowerparts 30a pivoted to the members 3| at 32, and with the upper parts 3|!b(Fig. '7) pivoted to the top body bail |2 at 40.

The parts 3|]a and 30b are pivoted to each other at 50 (Figs. 5 and 6).

A bracket 5| is riveted at 52 to the extreme upper end of the part 3|)aand is offset at 53 (Fig. 5) for engagement by a latch 60 pivoted at 6|(Fig. 6) on the part 3|)b of the supporting member 30. A spring 62yieldingly moves the latch 6|] to holding position, and such movement islimited by a stop pin 63.

When the parts 30a and 30h are aligned as shown in Fig. 3, a notch 64 ineach latch 60 engages the .ing members 30 and 3| and the chains 10.

offset portion 53 of the associated bracket 5I and locks the parts inoperative position.

A chain 'I0 is attached to the free outer end of each latch 60 andextends upward between the side walls I4 and I6 to a guide-eye 1I on theassociated supporting part 301. The end of each chain I may be providedwith a cross-bar 'I2 to prevent displacement and also to provide aconvenient handle by which the chain may be pulled upward to release theassociated latch. A carriage handle bar H connects the upper ends of theparts 3i]b of the supporting members 30.

When it is desired to fold the carriage, the chains 'I0 are grasped andpulled upward, thus releasing the latches lill,A whereupon the weight ofthe body will automatically move the parts to folded position.

Each inner wall I6 is left unattached to its associated outer Wall I4,as indicated at I5 (Figs. 2 and 4), to provide openings for the support-The inner wall I6 in Fig. 3 has been turned up out of its usualposition, so that the latching device may beclearly seen.

The use and advantages of my improved childs carriage construction willbe readily understood. The crossed supporting members 3i) and 3| are atall times concealed between the side walls I4 and IS, whether thecarriage is open or folded, so that the external appearance of thecarriage is at all times simplied and improved. The supporting membersextend Yupward inside of the top body bail I2 rather than outsidethereof, and the latching devices are also concealed and protectedwithin the side Walls.

The disposition of the bail outside of the supporting members, insteadof inside, increases the available body width by a quite substantialamount.

Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do notwish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than asset forth in the claims, but what I claim is:

l. In a childs carriage, a foldable body having a top body bail andiexible outer and inner body side walls supported by said bail, a bottomper- Ymanently secured at its side edges to said outer side walls andreceiving support therefrom but free from said inner side wall, andfolding body-supporting members extending upward between said outer andinner walls at each side of said body and within said top body bail andthrough openings between said outer walls and said bottom, and the upperportions of said supporting members being pivoted to said body bail.

2. In a childs carriage, a foldable body having a top body bail andflexible outer body side walls supported, by said bail, a bottompermanently secured at its ends to said bail and at its side edges tosaid outer side walls and supported by said bail and outer walls, andfolding body-supporting members extending upward through openingsbetween said outer walls and said bottom and within said bop body bail,and the upper portions of said supporting members being pivoted to saidbody bail.

3. In a childs carriage, a foldable body having a top body bail andflexible outer body side walls supported by said bail and a bottompermanently secured to and receiving support from said outer side walls,and folding body-supporting members extending upward between said outerwalls and through openings between said bottom and said outer side wallsand within said top body bail, and the upper portions of said supportingmembers being pivoted to said body bail at the inner faces of said bail.

4. In a childs carriage, a foldable body, a top body bail enclosing arectangular open area, said body having exible outer and inner body sidewalls supported by said bail and a bottom secured to said outer sidewalls but free from said inner side walls, crossed supporting membersfor said body at each side thereof and positioned between said outer andinner walls at each side of said body, said supporting members havingtheir upper ends extending through openings between said outer and innerwalls at the top edge of said inner wall and into the rectangular openarea within said bail and abutting the inner faces of said bail, andmeans to pivotally secure said supporting members to said bail.

DONALD W. SIEBERT.

